Latin to Common names
Acer rubrum
What is Red Maple?
Sugar Maple
What is Acer saccharum?
Red Maple
What is Sapindaceae?
This maple has distictive peeling cinnamon-colored bark.
What is Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)?
The only species in this list from the Tiliaceae family.
What is the American Linden (Tilia americana)?
Quercus alba
What is White Oak?
London Planetree
What is Platanus × acerifolia?
White Oak
What is Fagaceae?
This species is known for its star-shaped leaves and winged, corky twigs.
What is American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)?
This tree belongs to the Oleaceae family.
What is the White Fringetree (Chinonathus virginicus)?
Liquidambar styraciflua
What is American Sweetgum?
Kentucky Coffeetree
What is Gymnocladus dioicus?
River Birch
What is Betulaceae?
This tree has yellowish, exfoliating bark and is often found near water.
What is Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis)?
This Fabaceae member has large, coarse pods and a bold branching structure.
What is the Kentucky Coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)?
Parrotia persica
What is Persian Parrotia?
Amur Maackia
What is Maackia amurensis?
American Sweetgum
What is Hammamelidaceae?
This tree is famous for showy panicles of yellow flowers in mid-summer.
What is Panicled Goldenraintree (Koelreuteria paniculata)?
This genus is unique among maples for its deeply cut, purple-red leaves.
What is Japanese Maple (Acer plamatum 'Atropurpureum').
Heptacodium miconioides
What is Seven-Son Flower?
Panicled Goldenraintree
What is Koelreuteria paniculata?
Seven-Son Flower
What is Caprifoliaceae?
The species name for this tree, palustris, is Latin for "of the marsh," which describes its preferred habitat.
What is Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)?
This large, deciduous tree's scientific name, Quercus bicolor, refers to the two-toned appearance of its leaves, which are dark green on top and silvery-white underneath.
What is the Swamp White Oak?